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danieltniles

Market strategist and commentator who focuses on AI-related semiconductors and macro-driven positioning. Regularly discusses Nvidia (NVDA), TSMC (TSM) supply dynamics, and broader market-risk narratives.

Trust score
0 / 100
Track record
0 / 100
Thesis calls
14
Evaluated calls
12
Average return
+16.41%
Win rate
83%

Past bets that played out

Highlights include a repeated view that Nvidia (NVDA) could report a “large beat & raise” tied to increased supply availability from TSM, while expecting only a muted stock reaction because expectations are already very high. He also has articulated a longer-term view that Nvidia revenues could roughly triple over 3–4 years.

INTCrightbacktest HOLD

Post highlights an Intel earnings beat vs consensus, raised capex, and guides Q3 EPS up materially. Speaker prefers “infrastructure beneficiaries” (margin expanders) over “spenders” in a capex upcycle; explicit cashtag only for $INTC, so investable implication is primarily bullish INTC post-earnings/capex-cycle framing.

Mentioned: Jul 23, 2026, 9:20 PM EDTConviction: 62 / 100Return: +155.91%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 7h $INTC vs consensus reported ~2x the EPS & beat revs by 12%. They raised capex (18%) much l...
NVDArightbacktest PROMOTE

Post (truncated) notes $NVDA became the 2nd most valuable company and states a longer-term belief that Nvidia revenues could roughly triple over the next 3–4 years. No explicit valuation, entry/exit, or catalyst details are included in the provided text.

Mentioned: Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 PM EDTConviction: 45 / 100Return: +56.86%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Jun 6, 2024 With $NVDA becoming the second most valuable company in the world yesterday, I th...
GOOGLrightbacktest DEMOTE

Post evaluates $GOOGL after results/updates: despite revenue beat and very strong Google Cloud Platform growth/backlog, higher capex implies worse CY26 ROIC and there was a search revenue miss plus reported/estimated FCF burn. Net tone: valuation/return profile pressured near-to-mid term despite cloud positives.

Mentioned: Jul 23, 2026, 12:18 AM EDTConviction: 58 / 100Return: -21.59%Observed price: $317.69
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Jul 23 $GOOGL: Implied CY26 ROIC worse given capex raised 8% but EPS slightly higher at best ...

What this channel is watching now

Primary focus: NVDA (highest conviction, mentioned multiple times). Secondary mentions: TSM, FDOGF, KLXDF. Themes: AI-driven revenue upside for Nvidia, supply-chain dynamics via TSM, and cautious macro framing around market tops and inflation narratives.

Latest videos and market context

Recent posts discuss positioning (cash vs. tech exposure), expectations for NVDA earnings and supply improvements from TSM, and macro trigger scenarios (eg, CPI-driven rallies). No dedicated video/trade walkthroughs are included in the provided text.

Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...

Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDT

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 7h $INTC vs consensus reported ~2x the EPS & beat revs by 12%. They raised capex (18%) much l...

Jul 23, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT

Post highlights an Intel earnings beat vs consensus, raised capex, and guides Q3 EPS up materially. Speaker prefers “infrastructure beneficiaries” (margin expanders) over “spenders” in a capex upcycle; explicit cashtag only for $INTC, so investable implication is primarily bullish INTC post-earnings/capex-cycle framing.

Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Jul 23 $GOOGL: Implied CY26 ROIC worse given capex raised 8% but EPS slightly higher at best ...

Jul 23, 2026, 12:18 AM EDT

Post evaluates $GOOGL after results/updates: despite revenue beat and very strong Google Cloud Platform growth/backlog, higher capex implies worse CY26 ROIC and there was a search revenue miss plus reported/estimated FCF burn. Net tone: valuation/return profile pressured near-to-mid term despite cloud positives.

Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Oct 19, 2025 Right now I am positioned for the market to head to new highs before the holiday...

Oct 19, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT

Post expresses a near-term bullish positioning view (market to new highs into holidays) alongside a longer-term cautionary framing ("inflating AI bubble") but provides no specific tickers, catalysts, or trade parameters. Actionable only at broad-index/sector narrative level.

Proof-backed call history

Recent commentary dates from 2022–2025 and includes views on CPI and bear-market dynamics, as well as repeated NVDA-focused theses tied to multi-year revenue growth and near-term earnings catalysts. Track record summary: 5 evaluated recommendations, average return 13.67%, 60% win rate.

OPENAIopen

...elTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $... Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $META & $MSFT (owns ~27% OpenAI) is in the list of logos but OpenAI, Anthropic & the two other big public cloud hyperscalers, $AMZN & $GOOGL are not. Seems like battle lines have been drawn. Jensen Huang @JensenHuang 5h For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @nvidia signed

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 100 / 100
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
ANTHROPICopen

...n X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $... Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $META & $MSFT (owns ~27% OpenAI) is in the list of logos but OpenAI, Anthropic & the two other big public cloud hyperscalers, $AMZN & $GOOGL are not. Seems like battle lines have been drawn. Jensen Huang @JensenHuang 5h For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @nvidia signed on why open models matter. AI will transform e

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 100 / 100
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
GOOGLrightbacktest DEMOTE

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 30 / 100Return: -9.89%Observed price: $319.38
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
AMZNrightbacktest DEMOTE

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 30 / 100Return: -7.81%Observed price: $231.98
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
MSFTrightbacktest DEMOTE

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 40 / 100Return: +2.04%Observed price: $384.67
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
METArightbacktest DEMOTE

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 44 / 100Return: +3.63%Observed price: $600.11
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
NVDArightbacktest HOLD

Post highlights Nvidia/Jensen Huang endorsing open models (“open weights”) and observes which companies’ logos appeared on the open-model letter: META and MSFT did, while OpenAI, Anthropic, AMZN, and GOOGL did not. Source frames this as “battle lines” in AI model openness. Actionability is moderate: it’s a narrative/positioning signal rather than a discrete financial catalyst, but it can inform near-term relative positioning across AI ecosystem names (open vs closed stacks).

Mentioned: Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 PM EDTConviction: 46 / 100Return: +6.25%Observed price: $206.35
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 1h Awesome that @JensenHuang is now on X. Great commentary on Openweights. Interesting that $...
INTCrightbacktest HOLD

Post highlights an Intel earnings beat vs consensus, raised capex, and guides Q3 EPS up materially. Speaker prefers “infrastructure beneficiaries” (margin expanders) over “spenders” in a capex upcycle; explicit cashtag only for $INTC, so investable implication is primarily bullish INTC post-earnings/capex-cycle framing.

Mentioned: Jul 23, 2026, 9:20 PM EDTConviction: 62 / 100Return: +155.91%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles 7h $INTC vs consensus reported ~2x the EPS & beat revs by 12%. They raised capex (18%) much l...
GOOGLrightbacktest DEMOTE

Post evaluates $GOOGL after results/updates: despite revenue beat and very strong Google Cloud Platform growth/backlog, higher capex implies worse CY26 ROIC and there was a search revenue miss plus reported/estimated FCF burn. Net tone: valuation/return profile pressured near-to-mid term despite cloud positives.

Mentioned: Jul 23, 2026, 12:18 AM EDTConviction: 58 / 100Return: -21.59%Observed price: $317.69
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Jul 23 $GOOGL: Implied CY26 ROIC worse given capex raised 8% but EPS slightly higher at best ...
TSMrightbacktest PROMOTE

Speaker expects NVDA to report a “large beat & raise” on 5/22, attributing it to increased supply availability from TSM. Despite that, he expects only a small positive stock reaction because expectations are already extremely high, while noting NVDA is ~15% below its 5-year average forward P/E.

Mentioned: Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 PM EDTConviction: 45 / 100Return: +6.11%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles May 20, 2024 I expect a large beat & raise when $NVDA results are released on 5/22 given more...
NVDArightbacktest PROMOTE

Speaker expects NVDA to report a “large beat & raise” on 5/22, attributing it to increased supply availability from TSM. Despite that, he expects only a small positive stock reaction because expectations are already extremely high, while noting NVDA is ~15% below its 5-year average forward P/E.

Mentioned: Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 PM EDTConviction: 60 / 100Return: +5.35%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles May 20, 2024 I expect a large beat & raise when $NVDA results are released on 5/22 given more...
NVDArightbacktest PROMOTE

Post (truncated) notes $NVDA became the 2nd most valuable company and states a longer-term belief that Nvidia revenues could roughly triple over the next 3–4 years. No explicit valuation, entry/exit, or catalyst details are included in the provided text.

Mentioned: Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 PM EDTConviction: 45 / 100Return: +56.86%
Source: Dan Niles @DanielTNiles Jun 6, 2024 With $NVDA becoming the second most valuable company in the world yesterday, I th...

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Active on X as @danieltniles. Analysis centers on semiconductor supply dynamics, AI demand, and macro catalysts. Public commentary blends near-term positioning views with longer-term revenue and valuation observations for market leaders.

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